Thomas Howard, RIP
by Kenneth CraycraftTom had a deep sense that these things God had given us were infused with the presence of grace. Continue Reading »
Why the Senate Should Confirm Judge Barrett
by Mark MovsesianJudge Barrett deserves better than a partisan endorsement. Continue Reading »
When the Dogma Lives Loudly
by Charles J. ChaputAmy Coney Barrett is a nightmare for a certain kind of political tribe. Continue Reading »
Catholics at the Back of the Line
by Salvatore J. CordileoneSan Francisco continues to place unrealistic and suffocating restrictions on our natural and constitutional right to worship. Continue Reading »
China’s Catholics and the Church’s Moral Witness
by Michael R. PompeoIf the Chinese Communist Party manages to bring the Catholic Church and other religious communities to heel, regimes that disdain human rights will be emboldened. Continue Reading »
Aventine Meditations
by George WeigelOn Ash Wednesday, hundreds of English speakers climb the Aventine before dawn to receive penitential ashes and celebrate the first Mass of Lent. Continue Reading »
New Troubles for Ireland?
by John William O’SullivanWestminster’s sidelining of the socially conservative DUP could lead to the rise of a well-established terrorist organization, with an ideology shot through with social conservatism. Continue Reading »
Our Therapeutic Bishops
by Darel E. PaulBishop Foys and Archbishop Joseph Kurtz lived out our elite’s moral ideal by condemning their own children in the interest of self-realization and social order. Continue Reading »
The Myth of the Moderate Catholic
by William Doino Jr.Any Catholic who rejects Catholic teaching, or who technically accepts it but minimizes it to the point of insignificance, is not a “moderate” Catholic but a dissenter, or one seeking approval from the world (a temptation Our Lord warns against)—and should be identified as such. Continue Reading »
There’s No Such Thing as an Ex-Catholic
by J. D. FlynnCatholicism comes without an escape clause: Once a person is baptized or received into the Church, there is no getting out. We blaspheme when we presume to undo the consequences of baptism by differentiating between “so-called Catholics” and the genuine article. Continue Reading »
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